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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Rotek on December 13, 2022, 12:07:05 PM

Title: Engine mounts
Post by: Rotek on December 13, 2022, 12:07:05 PM

Today I have read one thing that made me thinking.

A guy is selling a set of engine mounts (rubber dampeners) because he realized those were the wrong shore hardness for his engine-boat combination. He said that the boat is vibrating too much because the engine mounts are too hard. He also said that for his engine-boat combo he should be using softer mounts.

Does that make sense? If yes, what shore hardness should I be using for my Volvo Penta B230 in CV16-SS ?

Thanks

Title: Re: Engine mounts
Post by: Plugcheck on December 13, 2022, 12:18:43 PM

First time I've ever heard the term "shore hardness" so not certain that is something to be concerned about.    All my I/O boats are/were mercruiser systems and i used OEM compatible parts without any know issues.    I will say the mountings in boats are much firmer than in automobiles, honestly not much flex at all.

Title: Re: Engine mounts
Post by: carlsoncvx18 on December 13, 2022, 08:53:47 PM

In all my boats the Chevy 350 260hp are all hard mounted. No rubber any where.